[Affidavit for Search Warrant]

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Affidavit for a search warrant filed by E. L. Boyd and M. G. Hall. The affidavit reads: "We, E. L. Boyd and M. G. Hall, do solemnly swear that a certain place in Dallas County, Texas, described 3508 Oak Lawn in the city of Dallas and being known as the Vegas Club and being the premises under the control and in charge of Jack Leon Ruby and parties unknown is a place where implements are kept for the purpose of aiding in the commission of an offense as defined by the Penal Code of the State of Texas, to-wit: murder … continued below

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[2] p. ; 28 cm.

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Dallas (Tex.). Police Department. November 24, 1963.

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Affidavit for a search warrant filed by E. L. Boyd and M. G. Hall. The affidavit reads: "We, E. L. Boyd and M. G. Hall, do solemnly swear that a certain place in Dallas County, Texas, described 3508 Oak Lawn in the city of Dallas and being known as the Vegas Club and being the premises under the control and in charge of Jack Leon Ruby and parties unknown is a place where implements are kept for the purpose of aiding in the commission of an offense as defined by the Penal Code of the State of Texas, to-wit: murder of Lee Harvey Oswald on the 24th day of November, 1963. Wherefore I ask that a warrant to search the above-described placed be forthwith issued in accordance with the law in such cases provided."

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[2] p. ; 28 cm.

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This collection contains newspapers, correspondence, legal documents, police reports, photographs, and video footage documenting the weekend of President Kennedy’s assassination as well as the subsequent investigations into both Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby.

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Dallas (Tex.). Police Department. [Affidavit for Search Warrant], legal document, November 24, 1963; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth340364/: accessed April 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Municipal Archives.

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